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This flashcard set helps learners improve their English vocabulary at an intermediate level. The vocabulary flashcards cover a wide range of topics, including science terms like "physics," "meteorology," and "ecology," as well as everyday words like "yawn," "tortoise," and "wasabi." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. Ideal for students and travelers, these flashcards aid in expanding vocabulary and improving communication skills.
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better, bigger, worse etc than all other things or people of the same kind

ultimate

pointing up in a line that forms an angle of 90º with a flat surface

vertical
the sound of many people hitting their hands together and shouting to show that they have enjoyed something

applause

a length of metal or wood put across a door, window etc to keep it shut or to prevent people going in or out

bar

fierce cold, heat, or weather is much colder, hotter etc than usual.

fierce

a haunted building is believed to be visited regularly by the soul of a dead person

haunted
the place where something is or where something happens, and the general environment

setting

a passage that has been dug under the ground for cars, trains etc to go through

tunnel

someone who operates a machine or piece of equipment

operator

a large machine that people ride on for fun at a fair or theme park

ride
to make a very high loud sound, especially because you are afraid, angry or excited, or in pain

shrieking

to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this

spin

impossible to explain by natural causes, and therefore seeming to involve the powers of god or magic

supernatural

to speak or say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your voice

whisper
to make a loud high noise with your voice because you are hurt, frightened excited etc

screaming

a light that is low is not bright

low

without any definite plan, aim or pattern

at random

facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is true

evidence
to change something because of new information or ideas

revise

your opinion or ideas about something or your attitude towards it

thinking

giving people the feeling of excitement and a desire to do something great

inspiring

if you feel out of place, you feel uncomfortable and as if you do not belong there

out of place
if you are put off something, you are made to dislike something or not want to do it

put off

very pretty or attractive

cute

very pleasant

delightful

a system of words, letters, or symbols that you use instead of ordinary writing, so that the information can only be understood by someone else who knows the system

code

if you have an open mind, you deliberately do not make a decision or form a definite opinion about something

open mind

the idea that people should treat animals well, and especially not use them in tests to develop medicines or other products

animal rights

the scientific study of people, their societies, cultures etc

anthropologist

an animal that is similar to a monkey but has no tail or only a very short tail

ape

someone whose job is to make scientific studies of wild plants

botanist

an intelligent African animal that is like a large monkey without a tail

chimpanzee

the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong

conscience

to give all your attention and effort to one particular thing

dedicated

a shape consisting of two parallel spirals that twist around the same centre, found especially in the structure of DNA

double helix

the way in which the parts of something are connected with each other and form a whole, or the thing that these parts make up

structure

(deoxyribonucleic acid) a substance that carries genetic information in the cells of the body

DNA

a strong desire to achieve something

ambition

the act of starting an organisation, relationship, or system

establishment

a fierce person or animal is angry or ready to attack, and looks very frightening

fierce

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